High Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10

A superbly characterful Grade II listed period property, wonderfully located on the high street in this fine medieval village, with enclosed rear garden and detached garage with annexe room above.

Reception/dining hall, sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, study/garden room, utility/boiler room and a cloakroom. First floor master bedroom with dressing room & en-suite, two further double bedrooms and a family bath/shower room.

Detached garage/workshop with annexe guest en-suite bedroom above and a wall enclosed garden.

THE PROPERTY
Crown House is a beautiful Grade II listed timber framed house with a jettied front elevation under a double gabled to the front clay tiled roof, adjoining the famous Crooked House of Lavenham to the side.

The property benefits from a wealth of retained historic character features and the accommodation in brief comprises; a front door opening into the dining hall with a secondary glazed leaded window to the front, exposed brick ‘herringbone’ pattern flooring, exposed ceiling beams and an easy rising Georgian staircase leading to the first floor with storage below. The kitchen/breakfast room has been significantly improved and is fitted with a range of stylish base and eye level units, Quartz worksurfaces and breakfast bar, underset 1½ bowl stainless steel sink unit with Quooker tap, inset electric induction hob with extractor hood above, gas fired Aga Range cooker set into the former bressummer beamed fireplace, two Siemens electric fan ovens and a separate Siemens dual function microwave/electric oven. There is space for an upright fridge/freezer and the room enjoys wonderful, exposed ceiling and wall timbers downlights. A stable door opens to the sitting room, which is a spacious reception room featuring shuttered windows to both side elevations, a fabulous bressummer beamed inglenook fireplace with exposed brick hearth and Tudor brick work, with an inset log burning stove and a fitted unit of bookshelves. An arch opening leads through with side screen windows to the study/garden room which features bi-fold doors opening to the west facing garden. There is also a utility/boiler room with aa window and rear door opening to the garden, featuring a range of base and eye level units with granite work surface, underset stainless steel sink unit, tiled splashbacks, space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer and a door opens through to a half panelled cloakroom with concealed cistern wc, wash basin and radiator towel rail.

The easy rising stairs turn up to the first-floor landing with a skylight window above and a former mullion window that would have originally been the side wall of the neighbouring Crooked House. The landing gives access to three double bedrooms with the master bedroom suite boasting fabulous character with Gallion style timber mullioned leaded windows to the rear, Yorkshire sliding sash windows to the southern elevation and a casement window to the north. There is further character with exposed wall studs, a braced beam and a panelled headboard wall. A ‘secret’ mirror door leads into a walk-in dressing room cupboard and there is a stylish en-suite shower room with tiled shower cubical, wc and vanity wash basin with cupboards and drawers below. Bedrooms two and three feature built in wardrobe cupboards, exposed timbers and secondary glazed leaded windows to the front. There is also a family bathroom with freestanding designer bath, walk-in double shower, wc, wall mounted washbasin unit and a secondary glazed leaded window to Hall Street.

OUTSIDE
The charming rear garden benefits from being wall enclosed with shrub and flower beds and borders and is mainly brick and stone paved with a gravelled area to the rear, where there is access to the detached garage/guest house. There is a pergola alfresco dining area and a personal gate to the side leading onto Hall Street.

OUTBUILDING
On the ground floor there is a spacious single garage/ workshop area with windows to the front and rear, exposed brick floor and electric powered double garage doors opening onto Hall Street. On the first floor, with stairs up from the ground floor hall, there is a comfortable vaulted guest bedroom with a feature panelled wall, windows to the front and rear and an en-suite shower room with walk-in tiled shower cubical, vanity wash basin and a wc.

LOCATION
Crown House is located on the High Street, next to the famous Crooked House, across the road from the plaudited Swan Inn and the Greyhound public house, and close to the Market Place where the famous Great House Restaurant and Angel Hotel restaurant are located. The road contains many fine period houses and cottages and Lavenham itself is often described as one of England’s finest preserved medieval villages with its fortunes arising from the wool trade in the 15th and 16th centuries. The village has a magnificent parish church and a wonderful selection of ancient houses and cottages from Tudor timber buildings, through to Georgian period and the Victorian era.

Today the village is very vibrant with the most active community and useful range of shops including a Butchers, post office, pharmacy, bakery, traditional grocers, a modern Co-Op, well regarded primary school and doctors’ surgery. There are also a selection of interesting shops and galleries, fine public houses and restaurants.

DIRECTIONS
From Bury St Edmunds head south towards Sudbury on the A134 passing through the villages of Sicklesmere and Bradfield Combust. Take the left turning signposted Lavenham (A1141) and follow this road into the village. Proceed up the High Street and Crown House will be found on the right, just before the right turn onto Hall Street and next to The Crooked House.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.
Local Authority Babergh District Council
Council Tax Band G
Tenure Freehold
Broadband Ofcom states speeds available of up to 1000Mbps
Mobile Signal/Coverage Yes - varies depending on network provider. Please visit www.ofcom.org.uk to check availability
Viewing Only by appointment with Jackson-Stops. Tel. 01284 700535